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World War I (History › Military, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for World War I (History › Military, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16, median 657 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 32/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.99 – $19.52 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 28% of the parent category Military (2,331), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has 657 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 World War I best sellers
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The Guns of August
by Barbara W. Tuchman
- List rank#1
- Price$23.83
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,645
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
- List rank#2
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.4
- Reviews34,269
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The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World
by Douglas Brunt
- List rank#3
- Price$13.68
- Rating4.8
- Reviews279
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The First World War: A Complete History
by Martin Gilbert
- List rank#4
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,302
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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
by Douglas Brunt
- List rank#5
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,954
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A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
by G. J. Meyer
- List rank#6
- Price$25.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,972
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The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- List rank#7
- Price$17.39
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,921
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Storm of Steel: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Ernst Junger
- List rank#8
- Price$13.90
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,292
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Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe
by Katja Hoyer
- List rank#9
- Price$26.86
- Rating4.6
- Reviews422
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1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
by Charles Emerson
- List rank#10
- Price$24.47
- Rating4.3
- Reviews380
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FAQ
Is World War I a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 32/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 657 reviews and sells for $16.
How many reviews do you need to rank in World War I?
The median best seller has 657 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do World War I best sellers cost?
The median price is $16; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.99 and $19.52.
Can new books break into World War I?
9% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.